Newhouser Wins Second Straight AL MVP Honor
Hal Newhouser the Detroit Tigers southpaw and 24 year old star won the American League MVP in a runaway vote by 24 Baseball Writers Association. He posted 25 wins eight shutouts 211 strikeouts and 312 innings in a season that included saving the pennant race against St Louis.
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Paragraphs By Putt Joins Baseball's List of Immortals
Lubbock prepares to invade Butler Field for its last 45 feud as locals discuss football topics from the Elks Club meeting. Notes include Dan Smith’s return to Amarillo Country Club golf and Army service stories from Sandies players and coaches.
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Coyotes Hunt Plains For State Grid Title
Wichita Falls Coyotes seek a second state high school football championship in five years as they face Vernon in Coyote Stadium. Coach Tugboat Jones lauds team spirit and a fast backfield behind a strong line led by tackles Willie Bigham and Bob Hames.
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Coyotes Roam the Plain as Berry Leads Coyote Backfield
Lindy Berry, a fleet quarterback and field general, directs the Coyote offense with Billy Pyle as his backfield partner. Bobby Rogers blocks, Joe Tidwell stalls punts, and the team recalls Wichita Falls 1941 state title era through spirited play and strong depth.
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Fleet Lindy Berry
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SMU Mustangs to open 1945 basketball season vs Ashburn Hospital
Southern Methodist University Mustangs start the 1945-46 basketball season against the Ashburn General Hospital five at McKinney Friday night. The piece notes the season kickoff and mentions a playful want ad line.
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First Annual Big Bend Bowl Stars To Play New Year’s Day
In Alpine on New Year’s Day the first Big Bend bowl game pairs West Texas Class AA stars against Class A and B players. Coaches include Clyde Wafer of Ysleta and Eugene McCollum of Midland for Class AA, with Carl Coleman of Pecos and Boren Hunter of Marfa directing the lower classes. Sul Ross College Boosters Club sponsors the event.
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Former Texas Aggie Gridster Shines in German Field
In Merneberg Germany on Armistice Day a snow drenched game pitted the First Infantry Division against the 71st Infantry Division for the Third Army football title. Barney Welch star of the First Division, a former Texas Aggie, was neutralized as the Test defeated his team 40 to 13 before 25 000 spectators including American war crimes trial officials.
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Texas Thanksgiving Grid Matches Set Across Panhandle Gulf
Championships go on block from the Panhandle to the Gulf as Texas schoolboy teams schedule Thanksgiving games across districts. District titles hinge on Vernon vs Wichita Falls El Paso High vs Austin Paschal vs North Side Breckenridge vs Mineral Wells Marshall vs Tyler Jefferson San Antonio vs Breckenridge San Antonio with Friday shifts for remaining crowns.
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Sanborn Boys Win Forfeit Over San Jacinto in League
In Amarillo the Intermediate League saw Sanborn defeat San Jacinto 1 to 0 by forfeit. All Sanborn league wins were by forfeit. Next regular games in Intermediate and Junior divisions set for next Sunday. Pee Wee games occur on weekdays.
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Denver Tourney May Be Open to Foreign Teams
A proposal to admit foreign teams to the National AAU basketball tournament in Denver will be among 21 amendments debated by delegates at the AAU convention in Richmond Virginia on December 7 to 9.
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Junior High Teams Open Cage Season
Junior high basketball opens with three weeks of conditioning for more than 65 hopefuls. Sam Houston Rangers coach Bill Teal fields 24 players on hand for uniforms as teams from Browder and Nixson camps prepare for December games against Pampa.
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